Fan
Accessories
Inventory number
2013.1.1.17.AC.FA.C1775.FR
Description
Painted leaf fan with 18 ivory sticks, engraved and handpainted with roses and leaves, and circular silver inserts. Decorated on the handle with two rhinestones from both sides. The main side is in thin cotton on paper base richily adorned with striped pattern embellished with floral and vegetal ornaments of silver thread embroidery with metal sequins forming floral garlands, and decorated with the center scene representing a mythological inspired scene with a well dressed woman in a blue and pink gown holding flower wreaths in front of a pedestal with a floating in the air angle holding a torch.
Materials
Ivory
Cotton
Paper
Silver
Silver thread
Sequins
Rhinestones
Origin
circa 1775
France
Dimensions
Length : 49 cm
Height : 27 cm